Architecture for kids

Send us Fan Mail One of the priorities for Child Friendly Cardiff over the next 3 years is urban design and planning.  Cardiff is one of the fastest growing cities in the UK, it is important for a capital city to build the needs of children and young people into the city.                 Building the needs of children into urban design and planning is about spatial justice and a child rights appro...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast provides an opportunity to discuss how we can draw on the creativity of children and young people, inspiring them to playfully re-imagine our relationship with climate and ecology through the co-design of the built environment.  Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment Trust, the Thornton Education Trust, and the W...

Send us Fan Mail Creating such a brilliant method to bring the many voices out front stage rather than hidden in text allows for an incredible dialogue to flourish into the future and Thornton Education Trust is delighted to be part of that journey. Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment Trust, the Thornton Education Trust, and the Welsh Scho...

Send us Fan Mail I have decided to take part in the podcast because I am extremely passionate about education kids for architecture. Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment Trust, the Thornton Education Trust, and the Welsh School of Architecture Cardiff University . These short and to-the-point podcasts hope to improve the interplay between t...

Send us Fan Mail Jestico + Whiles' Charlotte Keime joins us to discuss the practice's approach to mentoring, which focuses on working with young people from non-traditional backgrounds to build knowledge of the architecture and design industry where they have been historically underrepresented Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment...

Send us Fan Mail Our profession needs to truly reflect the diversity of the places we are part of, therefore I fully embraced this podcast opportunity looking to promote our profession to children and parents.   Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment Trust, the Thornton Education Trust, and the Welsh School of Architecture Cardiff University...

Send us Fan Mail Participating in the podcast gave me the chance to explain and promote the aims of Temple Bar Trust. It was an exciting opportunity to talk about my journey into photography, working with some of the greatest British architects and engineers. I have been fortunate to have a long and fascinating career through architectural photography and education. My role at Temple Bar gives me...

Send us Fan Mail STOP telling young people they’re not creative. And START showing them how creativity is at the heart of every brilliant thing they could ever wish to do. That’s all I really wanted to say. (You can skip my podcast now!). Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment Trust, the Thornton Education Trust, and the Welsh School of Archi...

Send us Fan Mail Our young people have so much to contribute to our cities but we must make the time to listen to them and give them the skills to work creatively and collaboratively to be able to imagine their future. I’m delighted to join a podcast which also believes in this.  Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment Trust, the Thornton Educ...

Send us Fan Mail The reason for my participation in the Architecture for Kids Podcast is that as an international educationalist, I am passionate about young people having opportunities to engage with the built and natural environments creatively and in as many ways as possible. Schools globally engage young people in the natural environment quite well, but opportunities for them to associate with...

Send us Fan Mail It really is an honour to be included in this exciting project and to be able to reflect with Antonio on how my academic work focuses on enabling young children to have the scientific and ethical skills they need to build a better future. Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment Trust, the Thornton Education Trust, and the Wels...

Send us Fan Mail Children are the future designers, builders and custodians of our buildings and places so I'm delighted to be taking part in this series that prioritises children's experience and involvement in the built environment.  Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment Trust, the Thornton Education Trust, and the Welsh School o...

Send us Fan Mail Children are the future and need to be involved in decision making and creative design processes, it was such a pleasure to discuss these important topics on the Architecture for kids podcast and share my work and experiences with Antonio. Thank you so much for having me.  Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment Trust, the Tho...

Send us Fan Mail The  podcast covers a very important topic that needs more awareness bought to it. Thank you for the opportunity to participate. Ella Horent Recording a podcast was a completely new experience for me, but I found it really interesting discussing with Antonio, Ella and Kamal why design based subjects should be introduced to children earlier in the curriculum and I believe this has...

Send us Fan Mail It’s great to be involved with this podcast, to have the opportunity to discuss the work we have been doing over the years and hopefully spread to word wider about some of our outreach work.   Shape My Street was conceived as a tool to introduce children in Wales between the ages of 7 and 11 to design as a creative endeavour. There were three key aims:  1) to highlight the value o...

Send us Fan Mail The natural and built environment offers an incredible learning environment to young people. By immersing themselves in their neighbourhood, they can understand complex challenges, articulate creative responses and build capabilities to actively engage in shaping their environments. The Architecture for Kids podcast series champions this idea, which is also at the core of the enga...

Send us Fan Mail Young people's existence in the built environment is rarely given airtime so its been great to take part in the Architecture for Kids Podcast series. Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment Trust, the Thornton Education Trust, and the Welsh School of Architecture Cardiff University . These short and to-the-point podcasts...

Send us Fan Mail What a great conversation with Antonio for the Architecture for Kids podcast. It was very interesting to reflect on our outreach education work with kids over the last 15 years, and I think the podcasts will be an important survey of all the different people involved with this type of work. Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environm...

Send us Fan Mail Working at the Built Environment Trust combines two things I’m really passionate about: the built environment and people. The Trust’s Learning programme focuses on reaching new audiences outside the built environment and to connect, inspire and empower people to appreciate and direct the impact their surroundings have on their daily lives. To have played an active role in making t...

Send us Fan Mail Young V&A aims to celebrate the creativity of children and young people through art design and performance, so I’m delighted to be taking part in this series that explores their perspectives and voices in design, architecture and the built environment. Support the show Hosted by founder Antonio Capelao, and co-produced with the Built Environment Trust, the Thornton Education T...